If Darkness Had a Son Chords by Metallica

[Start]

[Intro]
Em E Em E Em F Em E
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[Inst]
Em E E7 E E7 E
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E7 E E7 E
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[Verse]
E7         E         
Temptation Temptation
E                    
Temptation Temptation
                           C         G7      
The beast still shouts for what it's yearning
   Am              Db7    G      
He stokes the fire desire burning
    Am          Ab7        G      
The neverending quenchless craving
Am  Ab7         G F7         
The unforgiving ■ misbehaving
G  E7       F E Em       E   F        
If darkness ■ ■ ■  had a son here I am


[Chorus]
                  D     
Temptation is his father
C                 E   F        
If darkness had a son here I am
C               D    
I bathe in holy water
E                     
Temptation leave me be


[Inst]
E7 E E7 E E7 E
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[Verse]
E7                    E
Temptation Temptation ■
E7         E           
Temptation ■ Temptation
                      F7    Gb7 Gm7   
So paint your eyes as black as  sorrow
Gb7  Am       G F7     Eb7     
Hide yourself ■ behind tomorrow
Ab7                       Eb7          D7 G
The nightmares search for infiltration ■  ■
                          E
In domination captivation ■


[Chorus]
Em                       C      F 
■  If darkness had a son here I am
C          Em     D     
Temptation is his father
C                 E   F        
If darkness had a son here I am
                D    
I bathe in holy water
E                     
Temptation leave me be


[Inst]
E7 E G E G E G E
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[Solo]
E7 G Em G Em E7 F G
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Em F G Em F G E7 Em7
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Fmaj7 G Em E7 E Em
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[Verse]
Am              Db7        Gb7    
Return again to where it's darkest
Am       G         Ab7            
Dragging home this heathen harvest
                     Db7        G
And all the children subjugated ■
A7          G          E Em
Manipulated propagated ■ ■ 


[Chorus]
C                 Em  F        
If darkness had a son here I am
Em                D     
Temptation is his father
C                 Em  F        
If darkness had a son here I am
           Em   D     Em
I bathe in holy water ■ 
F C                    
■ If darkness had a son
                  F  
If darkness had a son
   F                 
If darkness had a son
                D    
I bathe in holy water
E                   E7
Temptation leave me be


[Outro]
E E7 F E7 F E7 F E
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Em E7 C Am
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[End]